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• Haynesville: True Staying Power

  Published 14 June 2013 | viewed 1,270 times

  Five years ago, the Haynesville shale emerged as the largest producing shale gas play in the US, with an estimated 250 trillion cubic feet of…

• EGYPT: Political, Economic Uncertainty Fueled by Fuel

  Published 14 June 2013 | viewed 1,449 times

  Bottom Line: As Egypt’s political uncertainty soars unabated, two major oil supply deals with Iraq and Libya are falling through without the financing guarantees, while…

• BRAZIL: Petrobras Discoveries Mean More Debt

  Published 14 June 2013 | viewed 1,358 times

  Bottom Line: Petrobras has made the largest-ever crude oil discovery in Brazil as estimates for the Libra field are doubled to as much as 12…

• ARGENTINA: Govt Lashes Out at ‘Hidden Money’

  Published 14 June 2013 | viewed 1,277 times

  Bottom Line: Argentina is hoping to reign in hidden money and redirect it to government coffers with a new “tax amnesty” as the black market…

• GHANA: Forward Movement on TEN Project

  Published 14 June 2013 | viewed 1,430 times

  Bottom Line: Tullow gets a boost in emerging oil major Ghana, with the official green light for a massive deep-water development project encompassing its three…

• Next on the US Shale Scene? Try Tuscaloosa

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 2,140 times

  It’s not a household name yet—and it’s a bit of a mouthful—but the 2.7 million-acre Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) in Southeast Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi…

• TURKEY: Erdogan Fails to Regain Control

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 2,029 times

  Bottom Line: If Prime Minister Erdogan continues to mismanage a crisis in the form of 7 days running of mass anti-government protests, the highly influential…

• VENEZUELA: Lurching Towards Political Chaos and Recession

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 1,555 times

  Bottom Line: Amid two major oil deals, Venezuela is lurching towards political chaos with the state oil company’s debts rivaling those of the federal government…

• GREECE: How Gazprom Will Get Control of Greece’s Pipeline Potential

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 1,920 times

  Bottom Line: As Greece sells off its state-owned natural gas company (DEPA/DEFSA) under insolvency pressure, a minor Russian holding steps in as a proxy for…

• TURKEY-TURKMENISTAN: 12 Energy Deals Solidify Cooperation

  Published 07 June 2013 | viewed 1,453 times

  Bottom Line: Turkey has long been the inroad into Turkmenistan’s oil and gas sector, and the recent inking of a deal between the two countries…

• Turkey: Game-Changing Oil & Gas Legislation Afoot

  Published 31 May 2013 | viewed 2,825 times

  We’ve noted recently that Turkey is a hot venue for both the majors and the juniors, but that there still hasn’t been that one big…

• KURDISTAN: Genel Announces Another Find

  Published 31 May 2013 | viewed 2,248 times

  Bottom Line: Anglo-Turkish Genel Energy—the biggest license holder in Iraqi Kurdistan—has announced another discovery, boosting the company’s already significant resources in Kurdistan. Analysis: Genel Energy…

• POLAND: Shale Tax Policy Delay, Little Appeasement for Investors

  Published 31 May 2013 | viewed 1,718 times

  Bottom Line: Shale gas explorers in Poland get a bit of a boost (but not enough) as the government prepares to postpone shale gas production…

• COLOMBIA: Oil Pipelines Remain Constant Rebel Target

  Published 31 May 2013 | viewed 1,567 times

  Bottom Line: Despite news of significant progress in peace talks between the government of Colombia and the rebel group FARC, guerrillas in the north and…

• TUNISIA: Salafi Extremism Will Affect Oil Confidence

  Published 31 May 2013 | viewed 1,653 times

  Bottom Line: Developments during the month of May indicate that Tunisia’s Islamist government is preparing in earnest to take on the threat posed by radical…

• Carbon Capture: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

  Published 24 May 2013 | viewed 1,557 times

  In May, the biggest carbon capture project in the US went on line in Port Arthur, Texas, capturing carbon dioxide from industrial operations and using…

• SOMALIA: This New Frontier Isn’t Ready for Oil

  Published 24 May 2013 | viewed 2,484 times

  Bottom Line: Somalia plans to sign 30 PSCs this year with foreign oil companies and auction off over 300 new oil blocks, but oil rights…

• US-EUROPE: The Free Trade Drama

  Published 24 May 2013 | viewed 1,055 times

  Bottom Line: A pending free-market deal between the US and the European Union could open up a massive transatlantic market that could account for 56%…

• NAMIBIA: First Oil Discovery Overrides Earlier Disappointments

  Published 24 May 2013 | viewed 2,298 times

  Bottom Line: It’s been a rough ride for Namibia explorers but this week explorers announced their first oil discovery, and while it’s not commercially viable,…

• EU: Tighter Regulations for Explorers

  Published 24 May 2013 | viewed 1,095 times

  Bottom Line: The EU’s new offshore oil and gas exploration legislation is designed to prevent another Gulf of Mexico incident and will force explorers to…